Environmental Health & Safety Manager

About Us

When you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture. The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields – each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders. At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more! If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences – then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you!

Job Overview

The Environmental/Health/Safety (EHS) Manager is responsible for administering and overseeing the Contractor's Environmental, Safety, and Health Program to ensure compliance with contract requirements, OSHA regulations, EM 385-1-1, environmental regulations, and Army policies. The EHS Manager promotes a proactive safety culture while supporting mission accomplishment through effective risk management and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and administer the Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Program.
• Supervise environmental and occupational safety activities supporting contract operations.
• Conduct workplace inspections, hazard assessments, and safety audits.
• Investigate incidents, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.
• Monitor and report safety performance metrics, including Total Case Rate (TCR) and Days Away, Restricted or Transferred (DART).
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, EM 385-1-1, HAZWOPER, and environmental regulations.
• Deliver safety training and awareness programs for employees.
• Coordinate environmental compliance activities, inspections, and reporting.
• Maintain required safety and environmental documentation.
• Advise project leadership on regulatory compliance and risk mitigation.
• Administer the EHS Program.
• Maintain OSHA and EM 385-1-1 compliance.
• Ensure environmental regulatory compliance.
• Conduct safety inspections and audits.
• Lead incident investigations and corrective actions.
• Report safety performance metrics.
• Deliver employee safety training.
• Identify hazards and reduce risks.
• Maintain regulatory documentation.
• Drive continuous improvement of safety performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Safety, Occupational Safety and Health, Environmental Science, Industrial Hygiene, or a related field.
• Minimum of four (4) years supervising environmental or occupational safety programs.
• Experience supporting industrial, facilities maintenance, construction, or Government operations.
• Experience implementing safety and environmental compliance programs.
• OSHA 511 General Industry Certification.
• USACE EM 385-1-1 Certification.
• HAZWOPER 40 Certification.
• ESH reporting and tracking systems.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain any Government-required security clearance or installation access.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting mission-critical operational environments.
• Experience managing emergency response operations and contingency execution.
• Previous Army or Department of Defense contract experience.
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP).
• Associate Safety Professional (ASP).
• Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH).
• Experience supporting IMCOM or Directorate of Public Works operations.

Working Conditions

This position operates within a professional office and active operational environment located at a CONUS military installation. The role requires routine interaction with Government leadership, military personnel, host nation representatives, subcontractors, and site personnel across multiple functional disciplines. Work is performed in both administrative and field environments and may require movement throughout the installation including operational facilities, maintenance areas, construction zones, logistics locations, and other controlled-access areas. The work environment may include exposure to varying weather conditions, austere operating environments, elevated noise levels, and geographically isolated locations depending on mission requirements.

Physical Requirements

This position is primarily administrative in nature but requires the ability to routinely move throughout operational areas and customer locations. Must be able to walk extended distances across the installation, climb stairs, access work areas, and remain stationary for extended periods while conducting meetings, inspections, and oversight activities. Must be capable of operating standard office equipment and carrying work materials and portable equipment as required.